IELTS topics: Academic life

If you lose your key to the laboratory, you should inform security immediately.

• unlock

• mislead

• destroy

• mislay

The examples on display in the exhibition show the students' wide range of backgrounds.

• illustrate

• argue

• tell

• explain

If you are unable to hand in your assignment on time it is essential that you apply for an extension.

• propose

• turn out

• submit

• apply

The idea behind this particular course is for the students to get real world experience by visiting different factories and working in the production process themselves.

• opinion

• philosophy

• publication

• practice

1. It is clear from the graph that most students at the university have a part-time job.

• the plural of

• the minority of

• the significance of

• the majority of

1. Students whose assignments are copied from another source will be severely penalised.

• 1. plagiarised

• repeated

• cited

• quoted

1. The researchers then did a second study with a much larger group of subjects.

• composed

• conducted

• promptly

• annually

Remember, in order to continue as a member of the sports club, your membership tee must be paid each year.

• monthly

• quarterly

• promptly

• annually

In my view, each student should set themselves clear goals at the beginning of each academic year.

• undertakings

• objectives

• supplements

• regulations

On the other hand, the figure for public transport use between 2.00 a.m. and 4.00 a.m.
was relatively small.

• predictable

• light

• minor

• moderate